George Zimmerman
American killer of Trayvon Martin
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- George Michael Zimmerman (born October 5, 1983) is an American man who fatally shot Trayvon Martin, a 17-year-old African-American, in Sanford, Florida, on February 26, 2012.
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- After the shooting, Zimmerman continued to generate controversy, such as painting the Confederate flag, mockingly posting images of Martin's body, selling the gun he used to kill Martin, and a number of other statements described as racist and Islamophobic.
- He is the third of four children, and his siblings include a brother, Robert Jr.
- His mother, Gladys Cristina ( née Mesa) Zimmerman, was born in Peru.
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WikipediaGeorge Michael Zimmerman (born October 5, 1983) is an American man who fatally shot Trayvon Martin, a 17-year-old African-American, in Sanford, Florida, on February 26, 2012. On July 13, 2013, he was acquitted of second-degree murder in Florida v. George Zimmerman. After his acquittal, Zimmerman was the target of a shooting stemming from a road rage incident, the perpetrator of which was convicted of attempted murder.
After the shooting, Zimmerman continued to generate controversy, such as painting the Confederate flag, mockingly posting images of Martin's body, selling the gun he used to kill Martin, and a number of other statements described as racist and Islamophobic.
George Michael Zimmerman was born on October 5, 1983, in Manassas, Virginia. He is the third of four children, and his siblings include a brother, Robert Jr., and two sisters, Grace and Dawn. His mother, Gladys Cristina (née Mesa) Zimmerman, was born in Peru. His maternal great-grandfather was of Afro-Peruvian descent. His father, Robert Zimmerman Sr., is a U.S. Army veteran with a military career of 22 years, first as an Army sergeant and then 10 years at the Department of Defense. Before retiring to Florida in 2002, Zimmerman Sr. had served as a magistrate in Fairfax County's 19th Judicial District.
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